E. Addition Resources

www.erinoakkids.ca has a copy of the 2007 publication “Ontario Post
Secondary Resource for Students with Disabilities” which can be viewed
on the website by clicking on RESOURCES, then on RESOURCE LINKS,
then COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. This will show a link to the “Ontario
Post Secondary Resource for Students with Disabilities”.

Post Secondary Education

Bursary for Students with Disabilities and Canada Student Grant for Services
and Equipment for Persons with Permanent Disabilities

http://osap.gov.on.ca/eng/NOT_SECURE/Plan_Grants_full_sepapp_BSWD_12345.htm

Purpose
Ontario’s Bursary for Students with Disabilities (BSWD) and the Canada
Study Grant for the Accommodation of Students with Permanent
Disabilities provide non-repayable financial assistance to full-and part-
time students for disability-related services and equipment that they need
to participate in post secondary education.

Value
Eligible students receive up to $2,000 from the BSWD and up to $8,00 0
from the Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment for Persons
with Permanent Disabilities. These funds are non-repayable and not
taxable, although you will be issued a T4A.

Canada Study Grant for the Accommodation of Students with
Permanent Disabilities
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/

Bloorview Kids Rehab

Bloorview Kids Rehab provides general information on estate planning in
a tip sheet called “Tips on Estate Planning for Special Needs Families.” It
can be accessed at:
www.bloorview.ca/webpdfs/tipestate.pdf

Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee

In addition, The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee can
provide assistance and information regarding guardianship, wills,
pestate planning, power of attorney, and substitute decision making by
calling 1-800-366-0335.

Support and Trustee Advisory Services
Support & Trustee Advisory Services (STAS) is a resource for parents with
children who have a disability who need information about future planning
and will preparation. Our mandate is to assist families in Peel Region in
setting up workable trust funds for their sons and/or daughters who have a
disability by: providing information, public education and assistance to
families who are planning for the future of a family member who has a
disability; maintaining and providing up-to-date information on wills, trusts,
government benefits, and financial and estate planning; providing names of
appropriate professionals who can provide legal and financial advice; educating
and providing information to financial and estate planning professionals about
the challenges facing individuals who have a disability and their families;
and encouraging individuals and families to develop networks of support.

STAS offers free public seminars, as well as visiting families individually, to
share resources and discuss the importance of future planning. STAS has
prepared a workbook entitled “Parent Planning Guide” which helps parents
begin the planning process. STAS may be reached at 905-542-2694 in
Mississauga or 905-453-8841 in Brampton;
www.supportandtrusteeadvisoryservices.ca